Social causes of depression, anxiety and stress

Abstract

Alcoholism and substance-use problems can plague one generation after another in the same family. This can be explained by genetic predispositions towards alcoholism or addictions, which are rather well established in biological research. Numerous studies of genetic factors in alcoholism have, for example, indicated higher rates of alcoholism in the relatives of people suffering from alcoholism when compared to the relatives of non-alcoholics. Depression, poverty and marginalisation are other examples of life experiences that may persist within a geographical area or over many generations of the same family, even in advanced welfare states that aim to structurally disrupt such trends. In all Nordic countries there are several new policy initiatives, both national and joint Nordic cooperation, with the aims of disentangling the main causes of inequality in health and evening out possibilities and wellbeing among populations (cf. Bendixsen,

Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Pain Severity in Patients With Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…They can be caused by a variety of causes, including genetics, substance abuse, chronic stress, and triggers in the environment. Genetic variations have a substantial effect on predisposing people to illnesses, such as depression and substance abuse [21]. Substance abuse and stress-induced cognitive dysfunction have been shown to have a favorable and statistically significant impact on anxiety and depression [22].…”

An Investigation of the Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression and their Relationship with Some Demographic Variables in Secondary High School Female Students

“…Employment and mental performance are problematic (8). Anxiety is an unpleasant and vague feeling, and it is often in the form of concern, which is de ned as a feeling of doubt regarding an unknown factor (9). Mental disorders such as anxiety and depression may strongly in uence the useful years of life.…”